Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 68.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Madagascar, 1965–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Madagascar is 68.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Madagascar peaked at 91.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1985.
That places Madagascar 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 50.7% | — |
| 1975 | 71.7% | +41.2% |
| 1985 | 31.6% | -55.9% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | +138.9% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | -17.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 68.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.6%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 68.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.6%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 71.7% | 71.7% | 71.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 75.6% | 84.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 62.4% | 91.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 68.9% | 68.9% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Madagascar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4265 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4632 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 31,158 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 22,645 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 43,120 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 42,221 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 85,341 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Madagascar?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Madagascar was 68.9% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1985.
- How does Madagascar rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Madagascar ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.